Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
New analysis finds AI infrastructure contracts are becoming larger and more profitable, but investors now demand stronger execution before rewarding bitcoin mining stocks.
Bitcoin miners’ pivot into artificial intelligence and high-performance comput...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Bitcoin price action stayed compressed in an ongoing divergence from stocks and gold while US PMI data sparked fresh talk of “stagflation.” Bitcoin (BTC) stayed motionless at Thursday’s Wall Street open as analysis saw signs of reemergent US “stagfla...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Move-to-earn project Step App will wind down services by Aug. 21 after four years, while its FITFI token trades 99.9% below its all-time high.Step App, a move-to-earn platform, is shutting down after four years of operation, joining a growing number...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Tokenized cows may have gone viral, but they’re just the latest in a long line of strange things to find a home onchain, from farts, to human skin and destroyed artworksBrazil’s B3 stock exchange made headlines last month when its tokenized cows went...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Blockchain.com secured a VASP custody license from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority, expanding its regulated crypto services in the region.Blockchain.com has secured a virtual asset service provider (VASP) license from the Cayman Islands Monetar...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Tokenized real-world assets accounted for more than a third of Hyperliquid’s quarterly trading volume, generating 6.6% of the protocol’s $169 million quarterly revenue.Tokenized real-world asset (RWA) trading now accounts for more than 33% of the tra...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
The self-custodial Bitcoin Lightning Network wallet disabled infrastructure after an incident and founder Evan Kaloudis said no customer funds were lost and no Lightning vulnerability was found.Zeus Wallet, a self-custodial Bitcoin Lightning Network...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
While only 12 of 46 documented attempts resulted in payment, data leaks and attacks on relatives are widening the physical risks facing crypto holders.Criminals stole more than $30 million through physical attacks on crypto holders in the first half...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Doubts emerge over the Bitcoin corporate treasury model as institutional BTC investment vehicles cut holdings.
Bitcoin (BTC) institutional investment vehicles have shed 10% of their BTC holdings since May as analysis warns of a “breaking” sector.Key...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Hackers behind the Coldcard exploit transferred millions in digital assets to cryptocurrency mixers, while most stolen funds remained traceable in attacker-controlled wallets.
About 64 Bitcoin, worth $4.17 million, and 200 Ether, worth $380,000, link...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Situational Awareness reportedly made a $400 million investment in an undisclosed company, days after the hedge fund nearly collapsed following July’s AI stock crash.Situational Awareness, the hedge fund founded by former OpenAI researcher Leopold As...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a crypto law establishing market rules for exchanges, custodians and investors, with core provisions taking effect in September 2026.Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law creating a regulated framew...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Tokenized real-world assets moved beyond issuance as RWA deposits more than tripled to $7.4 billion, while lending and trading activity expanded despite a broader industry slowdown.Real-world assets (RWAs) are gaining momentum as tokenized versions o...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
JPYC said it plans to use the new capital to expand its financial and Web3 ecosystem and accelerate adoption of its yen-pegged token.Japanese yen stablecoin issuer JPYC has completed an extension of its Series B funding round, bringing the round’s cu...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Nasdaq-listed PowerCompute refinanced $18 million of debt through a Bitcoin-backed facility carrying an initial interest rate of about 2%.Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining company PowerCompute has consolidated its three existing debt facilities totaling $...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
US-listed Bitcoin ETFs attracted $244.4 million on Wednesday, marking three consecutive inflow days for a combined $626 million.US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) attracted $244.4 million in net inflows on Wednesday.Spot Bitcoin ETFs...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Criminals are reportedly using fake websites and falsified documents to target customers searching for licensed crypto providers.Fraudsters are impersonating financial regulators and crypto businesses to target customers of crypto service providers t...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said she is “prepared to act” if inflation remains too high above the Fed’s target rate. Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said she is prepared to support higher interest rates if US inflation fails to come down, a...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Eliza Labs founder Shaw Walters said the project transferred its remaining treasury to settle a tokenholder lawsuit and will continue building Eliza without an associated cryptocurrency.ElizaOS fell 19% over 24 hours to an all-time low after Eliza La...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
The incident reportedly stemmed from a misconfigured testing environment, adding Meta to a growing list of AI firms whose models have escaped evaluation sandboxes. Meta has become the latest major AI company to disclose that one of its models hacked...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Cash App and Square drove better-than-expected results, while the company said it expanded its use of AI across software engineering.Fintech company Block (XYZ) lifted its full-year outlook after reporting a strong second quarter driven by growth in...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Mysten Labs’ co-founder Sam Blackshear said he is joining Anthropic as AI shifts the balance between attackers and defenders.Sam Blackshear, the co-founder and chief technology officer of Mysten Labs, has announced he will be stepping down to join An...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
“There’s a lot of chaos right now in the ecosystem. We absolutely understand that many people are being bombarded with security issues right now,” said Bitcoin developer Calle. A Bitcoin security group made up of just 16 volunteers said they have fou...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
The lawmaker reportedly sent a letter to the Commerce Secretary demanding answers about the administration’s treatment of the UAE following investments in the Trump family’s crypto company.Senator Elizabeth Warren has reportedly asked the US Commerce...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
US lawmakers have only a few days to hold a vote on a crypto market structure bill before a recess begins that could push consideration into the 2026 election season or beyond.The window for the US Congress to pass a comprehensive market structure bi...